Caroline and Mark tell her to stay away from them, which upsets Annie.

These suspicions are further exacerbated by Caroline's blossoming addiction to laudanum.

Annie discovers Caroline's brooch on the boy and although she plans on returning it, keeps it on her person.Īnnie's attraction to Mark eventually leads to Caroline suspecting the woman of poisoning Ondine and of deliberately trying to cause her harm. Before the money is stolen, however, the Astors' servant boy dies under mysterious and seemingly supernatural circumstances. Les had discovered the money's existence by way of a con centered around him pretending to be psychic, much to the disapproval of his secret lover and fellow boxer, David 'Dai' John Bowen. Mark, who has a gambling addiction, is eventually approached by the Welsh boxer, Leslie 'Les' Williams, who convinces him to sneak into the luggage hold and steal stored money from the luggage of John Jacob and Madeleine Astor. She is immediately drawn to Mark and the Fletchers ask Annie to regularly prepare milk for Ondine, as the baby takes to her instantly. The novel also features elements that question whether or not supernatural elements in the novel actually occurred or if they were due to mental illness, superstition, or susceptibility towards supernatural beliefs of the characters.Īs passengers board the RMS Titanic, first class stewardess Annie Hebley meets Mark, Caroline, and Ondine Fletcher. The following synopsis is told in chronological order. The novel's plot switches between various time periods. Katsu came up with the idea for The Deep after viewing a documentary on a dive to the HMHS Britannic. It was published in the United Kingdom through Bantam Press and in the United States through G.P. The Deep is a 2020 historical fiction horror novel written by Alma Katsu.

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